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Chobits - The Chobits Collection

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In the future, personal computers have developed into humanoid 'Persocons'. A prep school student named Hideki Motosuwa desperately wants to buy a Persocon but can't afford to. One fateful day he finds a Persocon in a garage pile and so he takes her home. When he turns on the Persocon, she can only say 'Chi' and that's what he names her. Over time it becomes apparent that Chi is more than an average Persocon. It seems that Chi might be a "Chobit", a type of advanced Persocon rumoured to have independent thought and feeling. How far will Hideki go to protect her and what will their relationship become.

The Chobits Collection contains all 7 DVD volumes and the Character Song Collection CD - a total of 8 discs in 4 double thinpak cases. The artbox has a plastic slipcase with the description and specs on it, so the artbox itself is pretty much free of any text.

This is an excellent anime, and a very nice take on the more traditional "boy meets girl plots". Some have said in the past that this series is yet another one about a lonely guy often a nerdy type, who is lucky enough to meet a lovely, and (not always) submissive female. In most anime, this female robot or android just happens to be a robot or android of some sort either created by or stumbled upon by the main character. However, that is far too simple a way to explain it and I think unjustly labels "Chi", the Persocom (android) within this story, and the other female androids.

Looking only at "Chi" as the story moves on it is obvious she is not submissive but filled with childlike innocence. This is what helps make the story so different from others with female androids. Chi is truly a child learning about the world around her and the very important rule it will seem she will play seemingly as one of the legendary "Chobits", the Peroscoms that legend holds are have real emotions and need no traditional programming to function.

As she learns about this world around her, and at times has her innocence exploited, something that can easily be mistaken for her being submissive, Hideki, the main male character and one that finds Chi, finds himself both as her teacher and her caretaker. As they both grown and learn together and begin to see the world through each other's eyes they naturally grow closer together in a way that works as being very easy to accept and believe could happen.

The climax itself and what happens when all the pieces are in place, the pieces of the puzzles that build through mysterious photos, and searches to see if Chi really is a "Chobits" is something not to be missed and is one of the most stunning and emotionally filled endings I have ever seen to an anime.

With a story that is so well written that it is very easy to grow to love the characters and feel excitement about the characters this ending was perhaps even more emotional. Overall this is not an anime you should miss and is one that should be on everyone's "Must See" lists no matter your typical favorite genre.

Though there are a lot of scenes that differ from (or were not present in) the manga, Chobits is a great anime series to watch. The way that the ending plays out is slightly different from the manga, but it still holds true in tone and execution (and is still a happy ending).

In regards to the dvd, the picture is beautiful with bright colors popping off the screen. Thankfully (as many tv shows on dvd do not have this feature) there are chapter stops for the intro and ending themes, though while they are catchy, I don't particularly want to see them for every episode. A cd is also included entitled the Chobits Character Song Collection.

If you liked the Chobits manga or are a fan of anime in general, don't hesitate to buy this dvd.

Awsome anime. I may be a guy but I still like a quote "chick flick", even more so since its still anime. The love story here is top notch, grade A, premium choice. Sadly it left me wanting more, but thats just how I am, the ending was great. Yet I still want more, sorta an after story as it were. Well all in all its one of the best.

Chobits is easily one of the best anime to have ever to come out. Chobits is about your typical country pumpkin goes to the big city to study for college entrance exams. In the city nearly everyone has human looking computers known as persicoms. Persicoms are the wonder machines of their age, able to anything and everything. They act and look so human that some people prefer them over humans. And of course or country pumpkin wants one. Unfortunately as expected persicoms cost a fortune to buy. Thus our Hideki gives up on getting his desire to get his hands on one until he finds one in trash. Seizing the opportunity Hideki "liberates" the periscom from the garbage takes it home. Once there he notices that the persicom is very very beautiful girl. Once figuring out how to turn her on he thinks his prays have come true. It then he gets his first problem, the persicom is basically a blank slate and can only say "Chi". Thus he names her Chi, and Chi is the cutest anime character I have ever seen! She is just so dang cute as she does everything Hideki does as she learns how to interact and live. Mysteries however quickly insue as all attempts to figure out how Chi works fail with only the cryptic legend of chobits, persicoms said to be able to feel.
Is Chi a Chobits? If so what does that mean? And a whole list of things problems set in. From Getting Chi some clothes to keeping off perverts and figuring out just what she is. For the most part Chobits is a clean series with only a few out of place naughty jokes. The animation clearly that of its original creators CLAMP is clean crisp and possessing their singular smoothness. The music is somewhat forgettable. The plot is interesting as are the characters. The voice actors rather good. The philosophy somewhat interesting, asking such question as can a machine feel and such.
The only real flaw being how much they left out from the manga. For instance the omission as to the purpose of the chobits. The relationship between the two syndicate persicoms and stuff like that. But I'm nit picking. The thing that gets on my nervs the most has to do with philosophy bit. Warning people may get ticked at this. Scientifically emotions are hormonal conditional responses triggered by the subconscious to external stimulus reacting as it learned is appropriate. In other words fundamentally there is every little if any difference between the reaction of a computer programed to react in a certain way from a human's reaction. So that knowledge kinda kills that question for me. Chi is sentient and acts in ways that portray emotion and claims to feel so good enough for me. All in all I recommend buying this series and you'll like it.

Get Chobits, in this nice 8 disk set that takes up much less shelf space than buying all the DVD volumes separately.

If I were to judge this anime after only seeing the first handful of episodes I would have been skeptical. Many filler episodes early on made me wonder when they'd get to the point. I was also reading the manga series at the time, which moved the plot along at a faster pace.

Then the second half came along, and the plot picked up. A new ending theme song began playing called "Ningyo Hime" which remains one of my favorite anime songs. From here on, the story stayed true to the manga except for a different conclusion. Once the story was fully covered, I was able to better appreciate the filler episodes for their charming situations and humor.

The look of this series is gorgeous. I liked the artwork in the manga, but it's definitely a step up to see it in full color and in motion. The characters are voiced well, adequately bringing their personalities to life just as I imagined them when I read the manga.

The music of this series can be best described as fun. It's a lively soundtrack with tracks that made me think of old Care Bears cartoons. It fits the series very well. As an added bonus, this set comes with an audio CD, the "Character Song Collection." I like the 2 OSTs better, with the actual musical tracks from the series, but these vocal pieces are all very nice as well.

A fine collection of a very good anime series!

This is not your average anime. There's something special about this one. Half the time I was in fits of laughter at the main characters antics and half the other time I was in tears at some of the heart wrenching tragedies that happen to some of the characters. The scene where the guy who got married to the persocon, that starts losing its memory of him, and then saves him in a traffic accident at the last minute had me bawling my eyes out as she lay dieing in his arms. Emotional moments in the series are fueled by stirring and evoking music. I still get a little weepy every time I listen to Ningyo Hime. You'll know why if you watch chobits. (Blows nose, wipes eyes) On that note the music is excellent and I'm still listening to the soundtracks to this day.

You really do start to care about the main characters in this series as it progresses and YOU WILL watch it to the end to find out what happens. Will they - wont they?

All in all, this is a love story from start to finish but true to real life it is filled with the bad things that realistically could happen in such a situation.

You can also see 'that' reality happening in real life at some point in our future, when computers become so advanced that pdas are developed into machines that resemble real people.

Thought provoking stuff.

The mini mobile persocon called sumomo is absolutely brilliant and hilarious! She really brings chobits up a notch and is entertaining throughout the entire series. I REALLY want one of those :-)

Oh and for any females reading this, you see the main character and the way he thinks about girls, that really is how most teenage guys think...seriously, you have been warned. But its funny from a male perspective too.

As a long time cartoon viewer I'll give it 5 stars because its the first cartoon in a LONG time that made me laugh out loud and cry out loud too. And I dont do that in general.

As stated in other reviews no one under 13 should really be watching this.

This is an excellent anime, and a very nice take on the more traditional "boy meets girl plots". Some have said in the past that this series is yet another one about a lonely guy often a nerdy type, who is lucky enough to meet a lovely, and (not always) submissive female. In most anime, this female robot or android just happens to be a robot or android of some sort either created by or stumbled upon by the main character. However, that is far too simple a way to explain it and I think unjustly labels "Chi", the Persocom (android) within this story, and the other female androids.

Looking only at "Chi" as the story moves on it is obvious she is not submissive but filled with childlike innocence. This is what helps make the story so different from others with female androids. Chi is truly a child learning about the world around her and the very important rule it will seem she will play seemingly as one of the legendary "Chobits", the Peroscoms that legend holds are have real emotions and need no traditional programming to function.

As she learns about this world around her, and at times has her innocence exploited, something that can easily be mistaken for her being submissive, Hideki, the main male character and one that finds Chi, finds himself both as her teacher and her caretaker. As they both grown and learn together and begin to see the world through each other's eyes they naturally grow closer together in a way that works as being very easy to accept and believe could happen.

The climax itself and what happens when all the pieces are in place, the pieces of the puzzles that build through mysterious photos, and searches to see if Chi really is a "Chobits" is something not to be missed and is one of the most stunning and emotionally filled endings I have ever seen to an anime.

With a story that is so well written that it is very easy to grow to love the characters and feel excitement about the characters this ending was perhaps even more emotional. Overall this is not an anime you should miss and is one that should be on everyone's "Must See" lists no matter your typical favorite genre.

Without spoiling it... There's some sexual undertones here, but there are balanced out by the "innocence" of the main male human character. However, sexuality is not trashy in this anime, in fact, it is something to be reserved for the right person ... the "one for me." And when any other person attempts to exploit sexuality, Chi (and Dark Chi) go into defense mode. Anyhow, it's the future and humans can have pers-o-com (sp?) companions, but Chi is different and more advanced.

Worth the watch = yes.

Chobits is an amazing manga and anime. In fact, it was the first manga series I bought and the first anime DVD series I started collecting. I guess it's what really got me into manga and anime. Trust me, if you like a cute anime, then this is for you. Hideki is a sweet guy who's pretty clueless when it comes to persocoms and Chi is so adorable, you just want her as not only your persocom but your friend.

The plot of the series revolves Hideki Motosuwa, who has recently moved to Tokyo to be a part of a cram school so that he can finally qualify for a university. During the time period of the series, the latest craze is persocoms. Like iPods today, everyone had to have one. Persocoms are human like creations that could function as what you wanted them to. They would be loyal and obey your every command. Hideki is broke so he can't afford a persocom of his own but his luck changes when he finds one in a dumpster. After awkwardly trying to figure out how to turn her on, he manages to get her awake and she hugs him in the cutest way ever. The rest of the series focuses on the relationship between Hideki and Chi. Chi has no data inside her so it's up to Hideki to teach her about life. Although he's not so sure on what he's doing, he teaches her about the basics and even how to speak. He teaches her "underpants" and "take care of yourself" among other things. Not only are these interactions cute, they are also funny.

This series may be one of the cutest things you've ever seen and there might be some ecchi moments in it, there is actually some deep meaning in them. One theme looming throughout the series is falling in love with someone without being able to have sex. If Chi is touched in her special place, then she will automatically shut off, shutting off the possibility of intercourse. The question is if Hideki can explore her heart without being able to explore her body. Another theme connected to the first is falling in love with someone without them being able to love you in return. This part of the series is heartbreaking and can even make you cry. The overarching theme of the series is the relationship between humans and persocoms and the ability to love. Persocoms come without the ability to feel emotion and this is deeply exlored within the series. Without the ability to feel emotion, it could cause alienation for a persocom, paralleled by the stories that Chi reads. Cleverness is no problem for the writers of Chobits and after watching it, it can really make you think.

Besides Chi and Hideki, Chobits offers many colorful characters to fall in love with: Shimbo, another sweetheart who attends cram school with Hideki and becomes his best friend; Sumomo, Shimbo's persocom who is so perky and so cute; Ms. Hibiya, the lwho is always andlady looking out for Hideki and especially Chi who always seems to be in a good mood; Minoru, the child expert on persocoms who Hideki goes to for advice and many other great characters.

Chobits is one of the best animes to ever surface from Japan and is the prime example of a great shoujo anime. Definitely worth the watch, this anime can make you laugh, feel cute and even make you cry. It's got everything from love, loneliness and life. Chi is the cutest thing ever and Hideki will make you laugh. I would also recommend the manga since the have very similar storylines [only a few differences]. Buy this series since it will complete any anime collection.